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Edit - Nevermind… for some reason, you are gatekeeping *what stuttering is*! I described the following - ordering a tuna melt when you wanted a hamburger *because of panic blocking* Begging someone ...

Yea I’ve struggled with suicidal thoughts for around ten years not all due to my stutter but the stutter is a large contributor. Especially breaking into EMS and firefighting, I constantly feel inferi...

When I was younger, my stutter was almost all blocks. Not very many repetitions or prolongations. And I was concerned because most people associate stuttering only with repetitions and prolongations. ...

I believe, I have seen you saying something like this in other posts (might be wrong). Not sure why you are saying this but it is literally wrong. Stuttering is a neurological problem, which could be ...

Blocking happens *because* you are trying to force the word out bc you are scared of people hearing your repetitions . That’s why you don’t block when alone - you aren’t scared of anyone hearing....

Was wondering about this last night while I was feeling down. What a terrible thing to have to deal with. Even if everyone is being understanding and kind I still feel like an outcast....

Maybe its semantics? Maybe we're just misunderstanding each other? For me its this way: fear reduction leads to me thinking i cant be fluent when theres fear And tolerance means realizing fear doesn...

> But maybe tolerance towards fear and not fear reduction is important? Is it semantics at this point? Doesnt tolerance lead to acceptance, which a fear reduction becomes a byproduct anyway? Wit...

I am able to do this sometimes, but after some time I always begin to doubt myself and this leads to more stutter and anxiety. How to you remind yourself that stuttering is OK and dragging yourself ou...

But I firmly believe that we only stutter because we are afraid of certain words and spontaneity of speech. So I try to embrace carefreeness and comfort instead of disfluency, because we’re not innate...

For me, voluntary stuttering was an extremely hard thing to let myself do. I used to get in these huge downward spirals where if I had a bad block, my thoughts would go into oblivion !and I would los...

Fear is normal Fluent people are able to speak even when being afraid Anxiety, fear etc is normal I think we need to learn to speak fluent even with these feelings...

That can be done only *after* desensitizing yourself to stuttering. How can you work on being fluent if you’re afraid of stuttering? Address the fear and then pursue fluency....

I agree that avoiding situations makes stuttering worse. Additionally, avoiding is much bigger than 'situations' like avoiding negative emotions or thoughts. I argue that avoidance of anticipatory fe...

I do all the exact same things as you, especially not finishing someone's sentence but for some reason I get really anxious. My stutter isn't always very bad, some days I might not struggle to speak...

Yes makes sense, stuttering is all mental anyways. You’re conditioning yourself to be in a high stress environment...

So, It's been 14 years in sales!

So, It's been 14 years in sales! Not sure why exactly am I posting this experience but it'll help me think out loud and might help others that feel related to this. I still don't know how I managed ...

Advice needed: Going on a tinder date, should I disclose my stutter up front?

Advice needed: Going on a tinder date, should I disclose my stutter up front? Hi everyone, so I am going on what is probably my first date and since the girl does not know that I stutter, I am wonde...

Would you not prefer to view yourself as over confident? Our perceptions as stammerers are usually bang wrong - you may have an issue with people appearing BIG so you hope yourself back. People ju...

Lol I workout regularly and have light visible abs. I've been on the fitness journey for a year. At first it helped with my confidence but not anymore. Even though I am in the best shape of my life ...